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A Grade 7 student asks: Sometimes I have trouble believing in the miracles...
It’s natural for you to have trouble believing in miracles. Miracles are not something we should believe in on their own, and the miracles of Jesus are not something that we should put faith in....
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A Grade 6 student asks: Is God really there? How do I know He is?
Since the beginning of human history, regardless of where human beings lived they have sought for God, to know their Creator. They have wanted to know because if we look at the world around us, we are...
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A Grade 9 student asks: How do we say God is loving if He allows evil things...
Great question! First of all, I’m sure that you know looking around you that we are all free to believe or not to believe, to be religious people [people connecting ourselves with God] or not. This...
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A Grade 6 Student asked: What’s the difference between being Catholic and...
Catholics are Christians, and it’s kind of a shame that this is not always clear. Christians, simply put, are followers of Jesus Christ – and that is what we as Catholics are. Christians in a broader...
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A Grade 5 student asks: Why are we told to come to church each week?
As a young person, yeah, you’re probably told to come to church because your families and teachers want to instil or help you by forming good habits. It’s important to come to church because when we...
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A Grade 7 student asks: Why do we have to go through baptism and all the...
Baptism is called ‘the gateway to the other sacraments’. We begin our life of faith when we are baptized; it’s a commitment to begin a faith journey and a life lived in faith. The other sacraments...
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A Grade 5 student asks: Why aren’t there any prophets like there were in the...
Even though the Old and New Testament are God’s Word given to us [written for us] by a human being – prophets, kings, various people God chosen specially and Apostles there are some things that are...
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A Grade 6 student asks: Is it okay if I pray regularly but don’t go to Church?
It’s definitely great that you pray regularly, and I really encourage that and support you doing that. Prayer is the way we communicate and have a personal relationship with God – AND THAT IS...
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A Grade 8 student asks: What makes an ‘official’ priest? Why can only men be...
What makes an ‘official’ priest, is his ordination. When we are baptized, our receiving of that sacrament is called ‘baptism’. When a priest is made a priest, he receives a special sacrament called...
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A Grade 6 student asks: Does God really have time to listen to our prayers?
Absolutely. God not only listens to our prayers, but He answers all of them too. Maybe not always the way we want, but if we have faith in God and trust in Him, we will see that He gives us what we...
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A Grade 8 student asks: Why do people deny that God exists?
To know the invisible God is a great challenge for the human mind, and many people are scared off by the idea of God [that He can see what they do, what they think, what they do right and wrong]. To...
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A Grade 8 student asks: Is each Mass about something different?
The answer to this is yes and no. First of all yes, each Sunday, each weekday we hear a different series of readings, all the Word of God [Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, all leading up to the...
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A Grade 7 student asks: Do We Have to Believe in the Whole Bible?
Yes, the whole Bible is the inspired Word of God. Our understanding of what is said can make it seem as though God is saying something that He is not. Throughout human history, God revealed Himself...
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A Grade 8 student asks: Why does the Creed tell us that Jesus goes to hell?
We have to remember that English is not the original language spoken, and so ‘hell’ as you understand it isn’t exactly what this means. Jesus uses ‘Hades’ and ‘Gehenna’ at different times. Hades is...
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A Grade 8 student asks: Why do we need sponsors for Confirmation?
I don’t think I’ve met anyone [myself included] that has been so completely independent that they never needed anyone to help them. We all need role models and mentors and if we figure out that we do...
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A Grade 8 student asks: What the Sacrament of Confirmation all about?
After being with Jesus for 3 years, the Apostles were empowered to do many things in His Name, but at Pentecost the Apostles were sealed with the “gift of the Holy Spirit”. To help young people at a...
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A Grade 8 student asks: What is supposed to happen after Confirmation?
With confirmation, you and I are empowered to live our faith! We have to remember that when we are confirmed we have said yes to want to do that, and all of us who have been confirmed will spend the...
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A Grade 6 student asks: Does praying every day help us?
Let me answer a question with a question (Jesus liked to do that). Does talking to your parents, your brother or sister, your friends every day help you to get closer to them? Would you be closer to...
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A Grade 5 student asks: I find that I wander off and have a hard time paying...
Believe it or not, this is not uncommon. You might be surprised to know that even though I fight it – I too wander off at Mass (really at the readings because I’m praying the rest of the Mass for all...
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A Grade 5 student asks: Why are people always singing at church?
Have you ever sung when you’re doing something around the house, or do you sing in the shower? How do you feel? I’ll bet you feel pretty happy and joyful when you’re singing. So we sing at church...
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